frontfire
frontfire · frontfires · frontfired · frontfiring
To have the intended effectTo have the intended effect.
Meaning
1 sensesTo have the intended effect.
Origin
From front + fire, coined as an opposite for backfire (and not usually seen without it).From front + fire, coined as an opposite for backfire (and not usually seen without it).
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Forms
frontfires, frontfiring, frontfired, frontfired| Base form | frontfire · to frontfire |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | frontfires |
| Present participle | frontfiring |
| Past simple | frontfired |
| Past participle | frontfired |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.